Confederate Railroad (CD - 1992)

Confederate Railroad: Danny Shirley, Michael Lamb (vocals, guitar); Chris McDaniel (vocals, keyboards); Gates Nichols (vocals, steel guitar); Wayne Secrest (bass); Mark DuFresne (drums).

Additional personnel: Brent Rowan, Don Potter, Billy Joe Walker, Jr. (guitar); "Cowboy" Eddie Long (steel guitar); Barry Beckett (keyboards); Michael Rhodes, Bob Wray (bass); Eddie Bayers (drums); Dennis Wilson, Curtis Young, Harry Stinson, Suzi Ragsdale (background vocals).

In the early 1990s, Confederate Railroad, who previously served as backing band for David Allen Coe and Johnny Paycheck, carried the torch of outlaw country (with a touch of Southern rock) into an era defined by slick commercialism. Their rough-hewn sound and bad-boy attitude, typified by hits like "Trashy Women" and "Time off For Bad Behavior," were a breath of fresh air when their 1992 self-titled debut arrived. There must have been plenty of people waiting for deliverance from Nashville slickness, as the album notched six hit singles and went multi-platinum. minimize